Is all press about the suborbital tourist spaceship handled by the rocket racing league like the press about the rocket racers themselves? Because there's no mention of it in the latest updates.
Why was the choice made to partner with the rocket racing league for the orbital tourist ship? Progress is slow on the rocket racing league and they seem to have a continuing shortage of cash.

That appears to be a version with the crush cone. Was just watching the video last night. It appears to be an extra safety system if the vehicle comes in nose first. The nose is a huge crumble zone to save the people aboard from having a bad day.